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<div class="field-item even" property="schema:articleBody content:encoded"> <p>STOCKHOLM—Several days after purchasing an audio company, network video giant Axis Communications on June 3 acquired Cognimatics, a video analytic provider that specializes in retail applications.</p>
<p>Based in Lund, Sweden, Cognimatics was founded in 2003 and has 12 employees, two of whom are based in the U.S.</p>
<p>In an email interview with Security Systems News, Axis VP Americas Fredrik Nilsson described Cognimatics as a “leading company of store-optimizing solutions targeting the retail sector.”</p>
<p>The deal “strengthens and extends our offering of store optimization to the retail segment, which is a growing market. We continue to build on a strategy of offering integrated, best-of-breed solutions.”</p>
<p>Specifically, Cognimatics’ video analytic technology is used for people-counting, queue measurement and occupancy estimation.</p>
<p>The two companies have worked together for many years. “Cognimatics has been a long-time member of the Axis Application Development Partner (ADP) Program,” Nilsson said. </p>
<p>Cognimatics has customers in 70 countries and a global distribution and systems integrator network, according to Axis.</p>
<p>Axis has made several acquisitions in recent months, including <a href="http://www.securitysystemsnews.com/article/axis-buys-2n-audio-company">a May 31 purchase of audio and intercom provider 2N</a>, and t<a href="http://www.securitysystemsnews.com/article/axis-citilog-purchase-bring-more-tools-customers">he February purchase of Citilog, a provider of intelligent real-time video monitoring for traffic </a>and transportation security and safety.</p>
<p>Asked about the recent surge in acquisitions, Nilsson said “Axis’ vision is to be innovating for a smarter, safer world. The recent acquisitions strengthen Axis’ ability to do so by having more connected devices and solutions with 2N, the leader in global leader IP Intercom. We are also focusing on providing more value to our key end user segments such as, retail and transportation, with solutions from Cognimatics and Citilog.”</p>
<p>Nilsson declined to comment on future acquisitions beyond saying, “We will always be looking for ways to improve products, solutions and skills, through internal developments, partnerships and other business agreements.”</p>
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<span property="dc:title" content="Axis acquires video analytics provider Cognimatics" class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span>Tue, 07 Jun 2016 22:10:07 +0000SSN Editor19063 at http://securitysystemsnews.comhttp://securitysystemsnews.com/article/axis-acquires-video-analytics-provider-cognimatics#commentsManaged services: In-house or out?http://securitysystemsnews.com/article/managed-services-house-or-out
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<div class="field-item even">Most readers say Vector’s move to bring managed services into the fold is the way to go</div>
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<div class="field-item even" property="schema:articleBody content:encoded"> <p>YARMOUTH, Maine—In the eyes of many in the industry, bringing managed services expertise in-house offers a way to gain a competitive edge and keep pace with the convergence of IT and security. Some recent acquisitions, such as Vector Security’s August <a href="http://www.securitysystemsnews.com/article/vector-security-acquires-irg-managed-network-services-company" target="_blank">acquisition of IRG</a>, or <a href="http://securitysystemsnews.com/article/skyhawk-acquires-it-firm" target="_blank">Skyhawk’s purchase</a> of Big Networks, reflect the expansion of this philosophy. </p>
<p>Our readers tend to see value in the approach as well. In SSN’s November News Poll, 55 percent indicated that bringing managed services know-how inside is the best way to offer such services. Meanwhile 87 percent agreed that IT and security are merging.</p>
<p>“It’s not enough to employ ‘alarm’ techs with a working knowledge of networks,” said Alan Robinson, founder and president of SAFEPORT Security &amp; Surveillance. “Integrated IP video and access offerings are requiring a skill set not found in our industry. Companies eventually will have network techs with a working knowledge of alarm systems. For the time being they will have to be in-house because there is a knowledge deficit right now.”</p>
<p>An equal number of survey respondents (35 percent) offer managed services as those who say they do not, while another 29 percent say they are considering it.</p>
<p>One respondent said customers demand such services, but that the best way to offer them is to partner with a network services company. “Most companies will likely not jump into this for quite some time because of the barriers to entry, such as infrastructure required to monitor and manage networks.”</p>
<p>Partnering with a network services company, the reader noted, will be the predominant method of offering the services for the near term, but companies will look to acquire the capability in the long term.</p>
<p>“It would be a good time to be a company that offers managed network services to focus on getting their EBITDA in top shape and then to get acquired in one to three years,” the respondent added.</p> </div>
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<span property="dc:title" content="Managed services: In-house or out?" class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span>Mon, 28 Oct 2013 13:27:09 +0000Leif Kothe16928 at http://securitysystemsnews.comhttp://securitysystemsnews.com/article/managed-services-house-or-out#commentsPelco offers eight new IP video accessorieshttp://securitysystemsnews.com/also-noted/pelco-offers-eight-new-ip-video-accessories
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<div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2013-09-23T00:00:00-04:00">09/23/2013</span></div>
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<div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"> <p>CLOVIS, Calif.—Pelco by Schneider Electric is offering eight new IP video accessory products designed to help customers find solutions for all environments and applications, the company announced Sept. 18. </p>
<p>“Pelco by Schneider Electric continues to expand its IP camera offerings and deliver on our promise to be an IP-driven, customer-focused company with these new video accessories, part of many new IP solutions to be released this year,” said Herve Fages, senior vice president, Schneider Electric’s Pelco Video line of business, in a prepared statement.</p>
<p>The new products include enclosure and transmission systems for a variety of environments and temperatures, infrared and white light LED illumination, PoE power systems, high-definition monitors and displays and an installation tool for portable IP cameras.</p>
<p>All eight will be on display in Schneider Electric’s booth at ASIS 2013, Sept. 24-27 in Chicago.</p> </div>
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<span property="dc:title" content="Pelco offers eight new IP video accessories" class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span>Mon, 23 Sep 2013 20:44:05 +0000Leah Hoenen16806 at http://securitysystemsnews.comhttp://securitysystemsnews.com/also-noted/pelco-offers-eight-new-ip-video-accessories#commentsBRS Labs announces summer seminar serieshttp://securitysystemsnews.com/also-noted/brs-labs-announces-summer-seminar-series
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<div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"> <p>HOUSTON—Behavioral Recognition Systems Labs, a developer of security solutions software and artificial intelligence, has announced its 2013 IP Video Surveillance Academy summer seminar series.</p>
<p>Presented in conjunction with IPVSA, a best-practices organization for video surveillance practitioners, the seminars are designed for security professionals seeking to integrate intelligent surveillance into large-scale safety and security technology deployments, BRS said in a news release.</p>
<p>The seminars will be held in Portland, Ore., on July 22; Seattle on July 24; Vancouver, British Columbia on July 26; Minneapolis on Aug. 14; and Chicago on Aug. 15.</p>
<p>The summer 2013 topic, “Freedom of Choice,” focuses on how standards-based, open API products deliver scalability that is essential for flexible solutions. Attendees will learn the best practices necessary to build video surveillance solutions that protect against current and future threats, BRS said.</p>
<p>In March 2012, <a href="http://www.securitysystemsnews.com/article/brs-labs-awarded-patent-2m-deal">BRS closed a $2 million deal</a> to supply behavioral recognition systems for 12 San Francisco train stations.</p> </div>
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<span property="dc:title" content="BRS Labs announces summer seminar series" class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:08:24 +0000Leif Kothe16565 at http://securitysystemsnews.comhttp://securitysystemsnews.com/also-noted/brs-labs-announces-summer-seminar-series#commentsGenetec launches cloud-based video surveillance powered by Windowshttp://securitysystemsnews.com/also-noted/genetec-launches-cloud-based-video-surveillance-powered-windows
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<div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"> <p>MONTREAL—Genetec, a provider of IP security solutions, has announced the availability of Stratocast, a video surveillance system powered by Microsoft’s Windows Azure cloud-computing platform.</p>
<p>After a five-month beta program at more than 40 customer test sites, including several small businesses and security systems integrators, the solution is now available in North America, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean.</p>
<p>The solution features packages starting at less than $10 a month per camera. Advanced functionalities include HD video capture, intelligent video management that sends automatic alerts, and a cloud federation feature, which allows cameras either on-site or off-site to be incorporated into the existing on-premise platform.</p>
<p>Designed for small and mid-sized businesses, Stratocast eliminates the costs and complexities of installing and managing on-site hardware and storage, Genetec said in a prepared statement. The solution also affords customers an easier way to deploy video surveillance in satellite or remote locations. </p> </div>
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<span property="dc:title" content="Genetec launches cloud-based video surveillance powered by Windows" class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:35:45 +0000Leif Kothe16554 at http://securitysystemsnews.comhttp://securitysystemsnews.com/also-noted/genetec-launches-cloud-based-video-surveillance-powered-windows#commentsNAV revenue up 10 percent in 2012http://securitysystemsnews.com/article/nav-revenue-10-percent-2012
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<div class="field-item even" property="schema:articleBody content:encoded"> <p>BRICK, N.J.—North American Video, an integrator based here, reported a 10 percent revenue increase in 2012, a result of its resurgent gaming business and growth in some new verticals.</p>
<p>The company expects the trends to continue and to be led by gaming, a market that struggled periodically during the recession.</p>
<p>“Continued growth in our core gaming business is being driven by a combination of our expanded offerings and new jurisdictions as states approve or expand gaming to raise tax revenues,” <a href="http://www.securitysystemsnews.com/article/20-under-40-2012-laurie-jackson">Laurie Smock-Jackson</a>, VP sales, North American Video, said in a prepared statement. “Many of the capital improvements earmarked for video surveillance and security system improvements were delayed during the height of the recession.”</p>
<p>NAV completed three marquee gaming projects in 2012. It installed a 400 IP camera/access control system at Valley Forge Casino Resort in Pennsylvania; an IP video surveillance and security system at the Capri Casino in Cape Girardeau, Mo.; and an 800 camera IP video/access control system at a Maryland casino.</p>
<p>Jason Oakley, president and CEO of NAV, said the company’s gaming business remains at “the heart of what we do.”</p>
<p>That reputation, he added, is in part responsible for the company’s success in branching out into other verticals. Almost half NAV’s revenue last year came from customers outside the gaming industry, in markets such as the commercial sector, banking and finance, higher education, transportation and government, the statement said.</p>
<p>Also behind NAV’s expansion beyond the gaming market is the company’s prowess in integrated systems, and its business with systems offering access control, perimeter security, license plate recognition, car counting, people counting and retail POS integration, according to the statement.</p>
<p>“More than 70 percent of NAV’s current projects include integrated technology offerings beyond video,” Oakley said.</p> </div>
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<span property="dc:title" content="NAV revenue up 10 percent in 2012" class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 20:27:22 +0000Leif Kothe16296 at http://securitysystemsnews.comhttp://securitysystemsnews.com/article/nav-revenue-10-percent-2012#commentsMobotix adds Building Technologies as distributorhttp://securitysystemsnews.com/also-noted/mobotix-adds-building-technologies-distributor
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<div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"> <p>NEW YORK—Building Technologies, an Edmonton, Alberta-based security provider, has joined the Mobotix Global Partner Network as an authorized distributor, according to a statement from the network-based surveillance systems company.</p>
<p>“We are pleased to be an authorized distributor for the Mobotix product line in Canada and will work closely with area integrators and installers to understand their projects' requirements to help build a customized Mobotix solution,” Christian Findt, corporate general manager for Building Technologies, said in the statement.</p>
<p>As a member of the partner network, Building Technologies receives IP video technology training, marketing materials, and sales and planning support. </p> </div>
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<span property="dc:title" content="Mobotix adds Building Technologies as distributor" class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 19:33:01 +0000Leif Kothe16287 at http://securitysystemsnews.comhttp://securitysystemsnews.com/also-noted/mobotix-adds-building-technologies-distributor#commentsSecurity for art’s sakehttp://securitysystemsnews.com/article/security-art-s-sake
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<div class="field-item even" property="schema:articleBody content:encoded"> <p>NORWOOD, Mass.—Installing a high-tech security system in a museum styled like a Venetian palace presents some unusual challenges for integrators. In the process of installing such a system in Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, CGL Electronic Security, based here, had to make considerations both technical and aesthetic.</p>
<p>“As you can imagine, the most difficult part of this was aesthetic, and maintaining the architectural integrity of the building,” said Mike McGuirk, sales manager at CGL. “We had to provide a state-of-the-art system that nobody knows is there.”</p>
<p>While the security system may be off the radar, the museum itself, set in Boston’s Fenway neighborhood, has been anything but since 1990, when it became the scene of the most infamous art heist in recent memory. A pair of thieves disguised as Boston police officers raided the museum in the wee hours of the morning after St. Patrick’s Day and made off with $500 million worth of paintings, including works by Rembrandt and Vermeer that were among the museum’s priciest masterpieces.</p>
<p>In the museum, whose interior contains a courtyard adorned with colonnades, sculptures and lush flower gardens, CGL installed an integrated C-Cure 800 security management system manufactured by Software House, which features integrated access control and IP video.</p>
<p>Throughout the installation process, CGL, a Security-Net partner, sought feedback from the customer. “Given the high-end nature of the project, the architect and designer were very involved,” McGuirk said. “There was more of a direct line to the customer, with daily questions and answers.”</p>
<p>One of the primary challenges of the installation, McGuirk said, was merging the museum’s existing security infrastructure with CGL’s new upgraded system. Some of the challenges were strictly functional, while others involved just getting the systems to work closely together.</p>
<p>CGL, which has a staff of 32, has completed installations in the museum vertical before, but mostly with museums on college campuses, such as Boston University and Brandeis, where they’ve installed CCTV and card access systems. Jack Cashman, security systems administrator at the Gardner Museum, praised CGL’s approach to the job.</p>
<p>“Quality was not sacrificed for speed, and they dealt with a very complex design and aggressive installation timeline in a professional way,” Cashman said in a prepared statement. </p> </div>
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<div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"> <p>RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J.—Red Hawk Fire &amp; Security, an integrator based here, has joined Samsung Techwin’s Certified IP Partners Program, and will add Samsung’s line of IP video, analog and hybrid systems to its technology portfolio, according to a company statement.</p>
<p>“Red Hawk's team of industry experts delivers integration services, customer focus, and a high level of technical expertise that will ensure effective integration of Samsung's products into seamless, high performance solutions,” Frank De Fina, senior vice president of sales and marketing, North America, Samsung Techwin America, said in the statement. “Samsung's emphasis on innovation in IP-video leads the industry, and our broad range of dependable products will ensure greater value and functionality for Red Hawk's customers.”</p>
<p>The collaboration will target midmarket commercial customers in retail, banking, education and health care, the statement said. Samsung’s IP video line includes HD imaging and intelligent camera features.</p>
<p>“Samsung's product line reflects our insistence on using only the best technologies to provide our customers with superior security and video solutions,” Ardy Azhir, vice president security, Red Hawk Fire &amp; Security, said in the statement. </p> </div>
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<span property="dc:title" content="Red Hawk joins Samsung Techwin’s IP partners program" class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 17:32:04 +0000Leif Kothe16185 at http://securitysystemsnews.comhttp://securitysystemsnews.com/also-noted/red-hawk-joins-samsung-techwin-s-ip-partners-program#commentsHospital deploys DVTEL’s IP video systemhttp://securitysystemsnews.com/also-noted/hospital-deploys-dvtel-s-ip-video-system
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<div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"> <p>KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics, based here, has deployed DVTEL’s IP video surveillance system throughout its facility, according to a company statement.</p>
<p>The system leverages high-definition Quasar cameras and Latitude VMS to secure high-risk areas. The hospital employs more than 100 security officers, and has a 415-camera video surveillance system.</p>
<p>“We wanted to transition to IP,” Dan Arnett, assistant director of security and transportation, said in the statement. “We also wanted any technology we implemented to be based on open standards to allow us to choose what would work best in our environment. Finally, we wanted the system to be scalable so it can be adapted as our environment changes.”</p>
<p>The Quasar camera line is a suite of HD, broadcast-quality cameras supported by DVTEL’s Latitude NVMS. The suite uses higher compression profiles, resulting in lower bandwidth and less storage without compromising frame rates. </p> </div>
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<span property="dc:title" content="Hospital deploys DVTEL’s IP video system" class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span>Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:24:50 +0000Leif Kothe16170 at http://securitysystemsnews.comhttp://securitysystemsnews.com/also-noted/hospital-deploys-dvtel-s-ip-video-system#comments